• Rocket@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    We all have requirements regarding local news

    “Well all” meaning broadcasters. That is the deal in exchange for using public airwaves.

    Facebook doesn’t broadcast over public airwaves…

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      Exactly social media sites are not broadcasters, why should they pay to provide a link to forward users to a broadcasters website.

      I would understand if a social media site wanted to summarize a news article for it’s users to keep its users on its site. This would theoretically make a social media site a broadcaster.

      Its like asking a convince store to pay a Canadian News Tax because they provide newspapers inside their store.

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        This would theoretically make a social media site a broadcaster.

        Not without a license allowing them to transmit radio and/or TV signals. Of which there would be no reason for Facebook to have.

        It might make them a news agency, but news agencies are not subject to broadcasting regulations. Only broadcasters are subject to broadcasting regulations. The CBC is a broadcaster. Facebook is not.